Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Enclosure
Ballynahown, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynahown
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.07192, -9.33602
- SMR number
- CL004-027011-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On a level terrace of largely exposed limestone with fine views to the S and W, and within an extensive field system (CL004-027001-). Adjoined by a second, slightly larger enclosure (CL004-027002-) immediately to the E; the two enclosures separated by an apparently later, NNE-SSW field wall.
A C-shaped enclosure, open to E (est. diam. c. 35m N-S) is traceable, from SSE-W-N and is defined by a drystone wall (int. H c. 0.5m; ext. H c. 0.5m; T 0.65m), well-preserved at W and NW.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy and Lynda McCormack
Date of upload: 10 October 2022
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.